I won't belabour the point. But having
lamented the juvenile way that Tim Hudak approached the concerns over security measures during the G20, I'd be remiss if I didn't note that his federal cousins
aren't coming off a whole lot more sophisticated. (Dalton McGuinty's provincial Liberals, incidentally, aren't much better - though their lack of seriousness is reflected more in an unwillingness to engage on the issues, rather than a kneejerk attack on anyone who dares question the police.)

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Admittedly, the federal Conservatives are responding to an opposition that's perfectly capable of oversimplifying matters itself, as opposed to taking unprompted swipes at any and all civil liberties advocates. But as Kady O'Malley noted in a committee
live-blog that really is a must-read - that is, unless you want to avoid getting thoroughly depressed about the state of our democracy - Stephen Harper's MPs seemed to be reading from the same talking points as Hudak.

To review, Hudak is a provincial opposition leader, and even many supporters of his party will acknowledge that his Toronto Sun op-ed was beneath him. These are the people
running the country. And they seem not the slightest bit more interested in taking seriously the fundamental questions that have been raised about the balance between liberties and security.

It would be nice to think that, once the theatre is over, some of these people are at least a little bit troubled by what their jobs involve.